A general encyclopedia. Useful for quick background knowledge about a topic or person.
Database with guidance for novice researchers. (Grades 6+)
Find biographical information. 600,000+ base entries. Original sources include biographical dictionaries, who's who, subject encyclopedias, volumes of literary criticism, and many other sources that include biographical content.
1. Visit the Castro Valley High School Library homepage. https://library.cv.k12.ca.us/
2. Search for the person's name in the library catalog. Or if you don't know, click on the "View Catalog" button. Then search for the subject and limit to Sublocation = "Biography"
(for example: "Native American" and sublocation="Biography" retrieves several biographies of famous native americans.)
2. Collective and Individual Biographies are located in Dewey Classifications 920 and 921 by last name.
